Coffee percolator



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' June ll, 1929, w. E. WARNER COFFEE PERCOLATOR Original Filed July 5, 1927 e i a r e; ICE? WILLIAM WARNER. E EAHWAY, yNEw JERSEY, As'sIeN'oa To WARNEEBEOS. INC.,

0E NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION 0F NEW JERSEY..

ooEEEE PEECoL-ATOR.

Application :filed July 5, 1927, Serial'Nc.Y

This invention relates to coffee percolators,

I and has for its primary object to provide a percolator having improved means'whereby a greater area o f heat radiating surface may be obtained to expedite the boiling of the water and its upward flow into the coffee container or holder.

tion, I prefer to form the'. bottom wall ofV the pot with an upwardly projecting concave wall having a central vertically extendin heat conducting flue. Around this flue a relatively large diameter water conducting tube having a cup-shaped base is adapted to be positioned, the wall of the base beingrperV forated to permit the'water from the pot to enter said tube. Thus, theflame impingf ing. upon said concave bottom wall of the pot will very quickly raise the temperature of the water within saidfcup .to the boiling' point, the heated gases passing upwardly through said flue which' provides an exten# sive heat radiating surface thereby also heating thewater betweenthe wall of said flueVV and said conducting tube. Thus a- .rapid cir-` culation of the water in the pot is initiated sovthat its flows upwardly through'the conf ducting tube and is discharged from the upper end thereof intotheV usual coffee holder or container which -is supported within the upper end of the pot.

Y It is` another object of the invention'to pro-. vide improved means preferably carried by the pot cover for .detlecting the water discharged from the upperend of the conduct- .ing'tube and Aequally distributing the same upon the contents of the coffee hold-er...-

` With the above and other objects in view` the invention consists in theimproved coffee' percolator, and in theform,` construction and Yrelative arrangement of its several parts, asA

will be hereinafter more fully described, illusytrated in `the accompanying drawings, and subsequently incorporated in the subj'oined claims.

. Thedrawing represents a vertical sectional ving bead 6.

g with a central opening in which the lower end 203,317. Renewed November 15, 192s.

viewillustrating one embodiment ofv my-improved percolator. F or purposes of illustration,-I have shown the pot or vessel 5 which may be of any de-4 sired'external'configuration, and 'of any predetermined capacity;v Asherein shown, the

said potpis preferably formedfrom sheet aluminum or other metal, and at its'upper open end is providedwith the usual reinforcco`Y lThe base wall ofthe pot 5 isformed with Y an upwardly projected concavedV orV cup-`VY shaped-section 7 surroundedby an annular horizontal section 8 connectingthe concave wall sectionwith the outer cylindrical Wall of the pot. The concave wall'f'isfprovided of a vertical tube or flue 9 is suitably secured,

Y, said flue projecting above the upper open end of the pot 6 and beingv open'atitsupper and lower ends.v 1' y l/Vithin the pot a water conducting member is adapted to be arranged, said'member con-l sisting'of a 'tube l0 of ameter than the flue 9' and'having a cup! shaped base l1, the louter cylindricalwall of which-is provided with the spaced openings l2 and has its edge formed into the outwardly turned bead 13. This outer vwall yof the cup is vof less diameter than the lower end of the body wall of the pot 5and when'fthe` tube'lO is inserted downwrdlyover the fluel S5 9, the bead 13 is directed by thefconvex' uppersurface ofthe base wall section 7 of the pot upon the horizontal base wallisection V8, thus appreciably greater di-y so *Y centering the tube l0 in space'dconcentric relation to the flue `9.v It will be noted that the top wall of the cup llis spaced above the concaved base wall 7 of the pot and that'theV tube 10 has its *upperl openv end positioned below the upper open end'pof the flue 9. I.

The coffee holder shown at'lt may be of the-'usual form having` the perforated wall and provided with a'beaded edge indicated` at 15 to seat upon'the'beadv 6 on' theuppei" Vend edge of the pot, it beingunderstood that this holder .is provided with the* usual central sleeve indicatedat 16 through which thel watercirculating tube 1'0 islOOSeIyengaged.v However if desired, Inniay eliminate this cen-y loo tral sleeve and-permanently tix Vthe bottom i wall of theholder to thel wall' ofthe tube 1Q so that said holder, the tube and the cup 'i l1 may be inserted into or removed'from the pot asa unit.

The cover 17 for the pot maybe formed ofv sheet metal orof glass as desired and of `various shapes, said cover having the usual flange 18 tolfrictionally fit within the upper end of the coffee' holderv 14 and preferably beine )rovided with a suitable finver iece 19 fixed to its vouter surface whereby said cover may bevconveniently applied or removed. This cover carries a water defiectlng` plate 20 of concavo-convex form positioned Within said cover inV space-d concentric relaf tion to the wall thereof. lVhile said plate may be secured to the cover in various ways,

Ipreferably provide the ldeflecting platewith a centrall sleeve or extension 21, the end of whichvfis suitablyixed in a central opening provided in the cover 17.' Through this sleeve l Vand above the cover r17, the upper end portion Thus, after the'desiredquantity of water has of the heat conducting flue 9 projects.

From the above description, the manner of` Y operation'and several advantages of my pres,-

ent invention` will be, clearly understood.

been .placed withinthe pot 5, the cup 11 and l pot is then-set over the burner flame which impinges uponft-he concavexbottom'wall 7 thereof. TheV water between the wall of the cupj 11 andthe concave wall l'will. thus be very quickly heated to the boiling point and .will start to flow upwardlyjthrough the tube 10'. VThe heat from the products of combus- V being'radiated and absorbed by tion rising through the central flue 9y also highly heats the wall ofthis'flue such heat tile body f water confined betweenthe Wall ofsai-'d flue and the Wall vof the conducting vtube 10; Therefore,.the rapid circulation of the water isquickly initiated so. that i't flows upwardly y and is discharged from .the upper endy of the tubelOjwhere it strikes upon the concave under surface of the deflecting plate 2O and i is deflected outwardly and downwardly upon the coffee contained-'in `theholder 111.` The n i Y boiling Water-is discharged from the tube 10 n in comparatively large volume and. percolates through the coffee contained in the holder 14 and through-thev perforations in the walls thereofv back into the pot; Thus, it will `be apparent that a beverage of the desired 1 strength maybe very quicklyfobtained, thus anappreciable economy is realized inthe consumption 'ofgaso'r other fuel. f

. 6o f p I .embodiment of the several essenti al features Ihave herein shown a preferred structural of Amy.present `improVerneHts, but it willfbe understood that in practice, various alternatives o-f'the several elements insofar as their structurall form and Aarrangement 1 are lconcerned, may be resorted to, and I therefore,V reserve the privilege of making all such legitimate changes therein as may be fairly incorporated within the spirit and scope of the inventionas claimed.

I claim: y

1. A coffee percolator comprising apot having a central heat conducting flue rising from the baseV thereof, a water conducting tube surrounding said iiue in spaced re- V'lation to the wall thereof and having a cupshapedbase provided with Ava perforated wall, and a coffee holder adapted to be revmovably Apositioned in theupper,l end ofY the pot Yaround said vtube to receive the water discharged from the upper open end thereof. "27A coffee percolator comprising a pot having a central heat conducting flue rising from the basek thereof, a water conducting tube surrounding said flue inspaced ref vlation to the wallvthereof andfhaving a cupshap'ed base provided with ai perforated. wall, a coee holder adapted-to be removably positionedy in the upper end of the ypot around said tube to receive the water discharged from the upper-open end thereof,v a removable cover to close thev open endof said holder, and a water deflectingjplatey surx rounding the heat conducting fluebetweenv the YWall of said cover l"and the upper end of the Water conducting tube.

3.Afcoffee percolator comprising a pot having a central heat conducting flue rising from the base thereof, a water .conducting tube surrounding said flue in spaced rel lation to the wall thereof and having-acupshaped base provided. Hwith a perforated wall, .a coffee holder adapted tobefrernovably positionedin the upper end of the Apot around said tubef to' receive the y water *dise 105 Y it. A coffee p'ercolator comprising a .pot f' `havin'gan Vupv'vardly 4concaved base wall-and Y a central heat conducting flue rising therefrom and extending above the upper, open end of the pot, a' .removable watery conduct ing tube surrounding said. flue in spaced rev lation thereto-"and c0mmunicatinigv with the interior of the pot at- 1t-s:lower end, theup 120 `per end of said tube being:fopenhand"terLIV minating'below the upper open end of said flue, a coffeeholderadaptedtobe positioned inthe upper openend of the pot to receive the water discharged from the upper endfof Y.

said tube,"and a coverfor theropenffendof., the ycoffee holder having acentral openingV through Vwhich, `the upper vend of said heat conducting `tube projects. i

y5; A lcoffee percolator comprising a 'potlQ l having a central heat conductingtlue' rising from the base thereof and extending above the open upper end of the pot, a removable Water conducting tube surrounding said fiuefin spaced relation thereto and connuunicatinp;v With the interior of the pot at its lower end, the upper end of said tube being openpand terminating below thel open upper end of said Hue, and a col'ee holder adapted to be positioned in the upper end 10 of the pot to receive the Water discharged from the upper end of said tube.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention,-I have signed my name l hereto.

yWILLIAM E. l/VARNER. 

